Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle has signed a four-year contract extension. This past season, Sprinkle’s squad went 27-8 (16-4), and captured the Big Sky tournament championship. The Montana State alum has gone 56-33 (.629) in his three seasons at the helm.
D2 Mount Olive opens
University of Mount Olive head men’s basketball coach Joey Higginbotham has stepped away from his coaching duties and will become the Director of Athletics at the school. Mount Olive will begin an immediate search for a new men’s basketball coach. Here’s the official press release: University of Mount Olive President Dr. H. Edward Croom has
Young named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Ohio Northern
Neal Young has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern. Young comes to ONU after winning three USA South titles in five seasons as head coach at Covenant (Ga.) College. “I would like to thank Dr. DiBiasio and Tom Simmons as well as the rest of the hiring committee for this incredible
East Carolina Basketball Staff Update
East Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Schwartz has begun to build his first staff, hiring Jake Morton and Riley Davis as assistant coaches and Jesse Higdon as director of basketball operations. Morton and Davis have most recently served as assistant coaches at Jacksonville State and UT Arlington, respectively, while Higdon has worked in various capacities at the University of Tennessee. Morton arrives in Greenville
Ruta promoted to assistant coach at Arkansas
After serving three years as the Razorback men’s basketball director of operations, Anthony Ruta has been promoted to assistant coach, Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman announced today. “We are excited and fortunate to have Anthony make this progression on our staff,” Musselman said. “His tireless work ethic and overall basketball knowledge led us to hire
OFFICIAL: Robinson named Cleveland State men’s basketball coach
Daniyal Robinson has been named as the 17th head coach of Cleveland State men’s basketball, Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Garrett announced today. “After a very thorough national search for our next head coach, I am pleased to have Daniyal, his wife Kim and their three children Devyn, Reece and Reid, join our team,”
OFFICIAL: Hayes named Head Basketball Coach at Georgia State
Jonas Hayes, a rising star in the coaching ranks who led Xavier to the 2022 NIT Championship last week, has been named the 16th head men’s basketball coach in Georgia State history. Hayes will be introduced to the Panther Family in a news conference with Georgia State University President M. Brian Blake and Director of Athletics Charlie
Miller announces URI basketball staff
Rhode Island men’s basketball head coach Archie Miller has completed his first coaching staff, hiring veterans Kenny Johnson and Duane Woodward, while also retaining Austin Carroll. It is a trio of assistant coaches who have combined for nine NCAA tournament appearances, four Sweet 16s, two Elite 8 runs and more than 500 victories at the Division I
Arkansas assistant Moser resigns
Arkansas assistant men’s basketball coach Clay Moser has announced his resignation. Moser had been on the Razorback’s staff for the past three seasons, and was a long-time NBA assistant before that. Here is the message that he posted on Twitter earlier this morning:
REPORT: Hayes headed to Georgia State
According to a TWEET from Jon Rothstein, Georgia State is finalizing a deal with Jonas Hayes, and intends to name him as their new head basketball coach. Hayes most recently led Xavier to the NIT Championship after serving as the Musketeers interim head coach since Travis Steele was fired back on 3/16. He had been
Grasso extended through 2026-27 at Bryant
Bryant University Director of Athletics Bill Smith has announced a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Jared Grasso through the 2026-27 season. “It’s a great day for Bryant basketball,” said Smith. “Coach Grasso is one of the top young coaches in Division I and has done an incredible job taking our program to the
OFFICIAL: La Salle names Dunphy new Head Basketball Coach
La Salle University has announced Fran Dunphy, a 1970 graduate and the all-time winningest coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history, as the 20th head coach in the history of its men’s basketball program. Dunphy, a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, La Salle Athletics, Penn Athletics, and Philadelphia Sports Writers Halls of Fame, has amassed nearly